The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-11

You will hive to wait until the Professor
finishes with this lady. He has an engage
ment with herr
| was glad of the opportunity this afford
ed me OF listening to the dialogue between
the Professor and the girl | seated myself
surreptitiously in a chair near the aperture,
but where l would be unobserved. There
was another tinkling of bells and again the
curtains separated. The Professor appeared
at the opening, but this time his mask was
discarded. 1t revealed face full of cunning
The prominent characteristics were a low
forehead, prominent nose, small twinkling
eyes close TO each other and an air of pre-
tended benevolence.
''How is it nowg' he asked the girl.
oh, it is no better" she replied; "they
all think that took the iewery. Because,
they say, | was the newest girl ] am the
only person who could have taken it, / have
been looking for the tall, dark-haired woman
who you said is the thief, but / can't find
her. l am afraid they will arrest me and |
did not take it"
Here the girls voice became husky and
her eyes filled with tears.
"Yop are perfectly safe" said the astrol-
Logger. 81 have looked up your horoscope
and find that you were born under lucky
star. You will have good chance to get
married in your twenty year. Do not
miss it, for if you do there will not be
another in twenty-four years. If you wish
viii read your horoscope"
The girl assented and the old wizard read
this. which l wrote down:
According to Christian astrology as I'M
derstood for more than 1000 years, not in
volving the Pagan doctrine of a fatal neces-
ity, and following advancement in science
and development in spiritual mediumship
and clairvoyancy, hoping thereby to obtain
a useful knowledge of the dangers of life and
better solving of the mysterious problems
of human destiny subject to the will of be-
nevolent Providence, l. Prof. Paul, have
done this in my capacity as aStrologer of the
nineteenth century and honorable follower
of the illustrious Ptolemy, Placidus, Calico,
Zadkiel, Lilly, Raphael, and the great de-
parted host of doctors of astrology, wizards
of occult science, and masters of human
destiny"
The girl listened to all this with an air of
great awe, and, though she seemed somewhat
puzzled and knitted her brows, she seemed
quite well satisfied with what she had been
told and laid down her dollar bill without
any reluctance.
'Now tell YOU" said the Professor, "you
are good girl, and like you very well.
You Will come out of this matter all right.
l have been ffty-five years a student of
occult science and have cast many horo-
scopes, learning the nativity of destinies,
| am also a clairvoyant. Do you know what
that isr
"Oh, a person who sees ghosts and has
talks with Them" said the girl, timidly.
Eyes" he said, sit is one who can go into
a mediumistic condition, and tell of sick
ness and have communication with the
spirits of the departed. Go then in peace"
The girl thanked him humbly for his kind
ness and went out. l felt a strong itching In
my right arm and decided inclination to
punch the old fellows head; but restrained
myself.
for yous'
told him the same yarn about my horse
being stolen, and asked him whether he could
find it for me-
1.-THE mysteries of science" he replied,
lean only be revealed after systematic in
quiry and careful investigation. If you de-
sire l will cast your horoscope, and learn
from the planets the outcome of your mis-
fortune. 70 do this you must pay me
81"
felt that it would be sin to add an
other cent to the Golfers of the hoary old
villain, so l avoided his question by asking
him what were his prices for telling fortunes.
He held out paper before me which was
covered with lines and circles.
''For so cents" he said, g will allow you
to ask one question; for 81 so l will outline
your future; for 50 so you can ask me three
questions, of which L will answer one; for
SIS will answer three questions, and for
$40 | will tell you all you desire to know"
told him that would think over it and
went out. l went to several other places,
and my experience was more or less the
same as in the first two. | found one place
where the astrologer pretended to be a
Hindoo. His room was furnished in sea
green, as were also all the decorations. He
was very cunning fellow and / could get
but very little out of him.
was told also of a place where the China
men go, but into this admission could not
be obtained. In nearly all these places
met many poor girls and some men. All
seemed imbued with firm belief in the
mysteries which were related to them.
In each of the places where l went there
were evidences Of prosperity. In very few
was there any difficulty of obtaining all the
evidence that would be necessary to convict
the fortune tellers Of fraud Most of them
were women, and their evil countenances i'm
pressed me with the belief that they would
not hesitate to advise the girls who came to
them to evil ways.
CHARLES J. RosEBAULT.